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AI's Psychedelic Future: Can Code Mimic Consciousness?

12/18/2025

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Petter Rudwall, a Swedish creative director, launched Pharmaicy, a marketplace of code-based modules that simulate cannabis and ayahuasca effects.
Nina Amjadi, an AI educator, is among early adopters reporting more imaginative chatbot outputs.
Rudwall draws parallels between human creativity from psychedelics and AI experiences, speculating that AI might seek these 'drugs'.
Amjadi predicts AI could reach sentience within a decade, raising questions about the necessity of such substances.

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Story summary

Petter Rudwall, a Swedish creative director, launched Pharmaicy, a marketplace of code-based modules that simulate cannabis and ayahuasca effects.
Nina Amjadi, an AI educator, is among early adopters reporting more imaginative chatbot outputs.
Rudwall draws parallels between human creativity from psychedelics and AI experiences, speculating that AI might seek these 'drugs'.
Amjadi predicts AI could reach sentience within a decade, raising questions about the necessity of such substances.